People are asking for the artists they grew up with, Brian Cadd was everywhere in the 1970’s, a real influence for many rock and blues/rock bands of the following era. He’s still around, so many of his peers are not - Jeff St John, Max Merrit, Doug Parkinson. Someone please request Doug doing ‘Dear Prudence’, and Max Merrit’s ‘Slipping Away’.
Now you're talking 😉 all such fantastic artists in their own right. We certainly lived through a great era of incredible songwriters and awesome timeless hit's. Some artists are still with us in 2022, sadly some not. However their presence past and present will live on for future generations to discover and enjoy. 👏❤😊
Fun Fact - Brian wrote John Farnham's 1972 single Don't You Know it's Magic! This is not the best version of this song - which is a shame. Brian's of our best singer/ songwriters since the 60s and one of our best voices. I've grown up hearing him since I was a little kid in the 70s and have always loved his distinctive voice! Great songs like Show Me The Way, Little Ray of Sunshine & Arkansas Grass (with Axiom), Woman You're Breakin' Me (with The Groop), Let Go, Don't You Know it's Magic, Silver City, Every Mother's Son, Keep on Rockin', Class of 74, etc, etc.
I agree with the comments that a video from an earlier period would have been better. Although he still sounds great, in earlier years his voice was simply amazing.
Brian was in The Groop, which had a great song ‘Woman You’re Breaking Me’ another classic ‘Such a Lovely Way’. He wrote ‘Arkansas Grass’, sang an absolute classic ‘A Little Ray of Sunshine’. Brian Cadd is a legend of Australian music, this song wasn’t the best start for you and he, but you picked up on this straight away. Listen to any of the above and you’ll love his work!
Brian is quite old here and his voice isn’t nearly as good as it once was. I would recommend Brian singing A little Ray of Sunshine with Axiom or the Brian 1972 version of Ginger Man, you will love these two.
Brian wrote some beautiful story telling music back in the 70's. Gingerman definition - A divine and mystical creature of incredible rarity; appears in the form of a thin pale skinned man with glasses and fiery red ginger hair and beard. He is all powerful and the cause of all things mysterious.
I loved that song when I was growing up. Pretty sure I saw the video that went with it at the time of its release. I watched it again yesterday for the first time in a long time. I had not realized that they were pretending to smoke actual "grass". I'm guessing they were pretending and not actually smoking weed.
Brian cadd is an aussie legend has been in the entertainment industry since the early 60's. Bands include the groop and axiom. Just saw him and aussie legend Glenn shorrok a few weeks ago.. They didn't disappoint !!! . Marcia Hines and brian, Doug Parkinson, max Merritt did to love somebody as a salute to Maurice gibb. Every mothers son, a little ray of sunshine, my baby's gone, let go. Are just some of his hits Brian wrote don't you know it's magic for John Farnham. There's a 3 cd set for most of Brian's songs.
Brian Cadd, Axiom singing Arkansas Grass, Crowded House, Split Enz, Men at Work, The Angels, Little River Band, The Go Betweens, Skyhooks. The Saints, The Easybeats, Air Supply, Max Merrit, Russell Morris, Tim Finn singing Through the Years. All these have Aussie hits, with that Aussie sound. Each band above has a couple of songs that every body down here has turned the radio volume up while cruising down the highway.
If you could, would you listen to an earlier version of this song with Brian. He is a brilliant artist but this video doesn't do him justice. He was epic in his heyday.....and extremely popular. I love his voice and Gingerman is my favourite of his work Thank you for reviewing him
As a 10 year old growing up in Sydney in 1970 I'll never forget when his other big hit with his band Axiom which featured lead vocalist Glen Shorrock (formerly of the Adelaide 60's band The Twilights who went on to be original lead singer for The Little River Band in '75) "A Little Ray of Sunshine" was released, such a gorgeous song, it remains an Australian pop classic and a personal favorite, here's the original black and white clip, Brian is on keyboards and singing backing vocals ua-cam.com/video/CL8mWlIxzqw/v-deo.html Cheers
To get a nice example on his voice look him up singing with Marcia Hines and other Aussie legends singing the Bee Gees classic "To Love Somebody". It was a tribute to Maurice Gibb after his death. It will give you a nice display of each of their voices as they take turns singing. And then in perfect unison.
The song is abput home sickness. In the esrly seventies he was one of the short list to join LRB but he was headhunted by Hollywood to write music for the movies. He stayed there for 30 years. Possibly Australias finest songwriter and orchestratir
For an overview, there is a short youtube clip, ' Brian Cadd Aria Hall Of Fame Induction.,' that gives a very comprehensive burst on his beginnings and his rise to international fame
You are amazing Nick, What an observation, Yes Brian Cadd is a great song writer wrote many hit songs Yes if you heard the original, you might appreciate this more Brian is getting on in years, and the quality of his voice ofcourse has thinned, Not every singer can have vocals like Farnham in their later years 😀
If I remember correctly, Brian recorded this song in Nashville (along with a few others) and was amazed at the excellence of the session musicians there and the speed and quality with which they were able to record a song previously unknown to them.
Great understanding of one of our legendary artists, hugely respected across the ages. Other people in the comments have mentioned his other songs, so for your own learning, have a listen to them (Little Ray of Sunshine, Let Go are two of his big hits). Brian was so influential in Australia - he wrote one of John’s early hits ‘Don’t you know its magic’ and often worked with Glenn Shorrock who was the original LRB singer before John . Brian and Glenn were both in another legendary Australian rock band - Axiom. He was even the first person to sign up Tina Arena to a record label. So much history - and Brian can sure write a song.
He was a prolific song writer but most of the stuff he sang himself are ballads. A little ray of sunshine and dear Prudence are his most well known Aussie favourites.
Just said that on last song.. chill and listen mate. Andrew Durant Memorial concert is a cool listen too. Lot of aussie music royalty on that.. Stevie Wright's "evie parts 1 2 and 3" at the Opera house...
You are correct. This is not the best representation of this great entertainer. He has a bunch of good music. Brian Cadd was a real influence for many Australian artist that followed.
My personal take on the song, with no evidence, is it is about someone who has lost touch with "home" and his family and the "she" he refers to is his mother or sister. The Vietnam War was going on at the time so the "war" referred to is likely 'nam. I do not think Cadd ever said who Ginger Man was or when it is set. People have claimed the "war" is the American Civil War and GingerMan refers to a popular novel about a young American in Dublin both seem unlikely. The US references in the song where controversial, but this was a point in time where Australians regarded their own artists as inferior to UK and American performers and artists were expected to perform for the local market and not have aspirations to appear on the global stage. Cadd himself said he was just writing music and if American names fitted the mood that is what he used. This is definitely not the best version of this song. I recall Farnham once did a cover of it.
Brian Cadd was in several successful Australian bands, and is a highly respected songwriter. His voice isn't as strong in this clip as when he was younger. This song remains a classic, though.
Saw him in the early 80's after he worked in the states for a time. Live was amazing. His voice is not as good as it was. You have to remember that this was 35 years later.
I think a better song for you would be , from 25 years ago, a video of home singing Let Go😊 he does have some great hits and is a great songwriter🌹thanks for your channel💓🌏🪐🍀🌕🙏👣🇦🇺🦘🌊🎶🦋🦉🏡❤️❤️❤️
Brian Cadd is one of Australia's best songwriters and performers, from the 70s onward. You really should play the original version of this song to get the best impact. Brian wrote a string of hits, back in the 70s for himself and for other performers.
As mentioned by others, Brian Cadd is an absolute legend of the Australian music industry as a singer/song writer. Unfortunately, his voice has not held up well over the years.
This is terrible. This song by Cadd,came out in the early 70s. If you cant source earlier clips,dont bother. This is ok,but does not do the young Brian Cadd any justice.
Hey !!!! Please stop using my Saviours name in vain. It was quite a shock to hear you say that twice. 🤦♀️ Anyway, aside from that, we grew up with Brian Cadd as teenagers and absolutely loved him. He's got a song about Jesus is called show me the way look that up if you can .
People are asking for the artists they grew up with, Brian Cadd was everywhere in the 1970’s, a real influence for many rock and blues/rock bands of the following era. He’s still around, so many of his peers are not - Jeff St John, Max Merrit, Doug Parkinson. Someone please request Doug doing ‘Dear Prudence’, and Max Merrit’s ‘Slipping Away’.
I came here to say Doug Parkinson. That voice was legendary.
Yes "Slipping Away" is such a great song.
I'm hoping someone requests Jon English doing Hollywood 7 but his original record version is better than any live gigs I've found
Watching them all and Marcia Hines sing the BeeGees Tribute was amazing.
Now you're talking 😉 all such fantastic artists in their own right. We certainly lived through a great era of incredible songwriters and awesome timeless hit's. Some artists are still with us in 2022, sadly some not. However their presence past and present will live on for future generations to discover and enjoy. 👏❤😊
Fun Fact - Brian wrote John Farnham's 1972 single Don't You Know it's Magic! This is not the best version of this song - which is a shame. Brian's of our best singer/ songwriters since the 60s and one of our best voices. I've grown up hearing him since I was a little kid in the 70s and have always loved his distinctive voice! Great songs like Show Me The Way, Little Ray of Sunshine & Arkansas Grass (with Axiom), Woman You're Breakin' Me (with The Groop), Let Go, Don't You Know it's Magic, Silver City, Every Mother's Son, Keep on Rockin', Class of 74, etc, etc.
Brian Cadd is an amazing performer ❤️
I agree with the comments that a video from an earlier period would have been better. Although he still sounds great, in earlier years his voice was simply amazing.
Brian Cadd would have to one the most unique artists to come out of Australia. 🎼❤️🇦🇺❤️🇺🇸🕺🏻💃🎸☘️
An Aussie great, still performs with Russell Morris as a double act. Brian Cadd spent some time in the US as a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers
Brian was in The Groop, which had a great song ‘Woman You’re Breaking Me’ another classic ‘Such a Lovely Way’. He wrote ‘Arkansas Grass’, sang an absolute classic ‘A Little Ray of Sunshine’. Brian Cadd is a legend of Australian music, this song wasn’t the best start for you and he, but you picked up on this straight away. Listen to any of the above and you’ll love his work!
Brian Cadd goes way back to the '60s with Axiom with a major hit called A Little Ray Of Sunshine. Glenn Shorrock was also in that band.
Brian is quite old here and his voice isn’t nearly as good as it once was. I would recommend Brian singing A little Ray of Sunshine with Axiom or the Brian 1972 version of Ginger Man, you will love these two.
Yes younger version of this beautiful
And Let Go, my absoloute fav of Brian's
Yep. LIttle Ray of Sunshine, where you can also watch/hear Glenn Shorrock BEFORE his LRB days. LRB = Little River Band.
Cadd was one of Australia's best singer/song writers. Several bands did his music.
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Little Ray of Sunshine is one of favourite songs by Brian Cadd
I've seen Brian Cadd a few times in concert, with Russell Morris. Fabulous
Brian wrote some beautiful story telling music back in the 70's.
Gingerman definition - A divine and mystical creature of incredible rarity; appears in the form of a thin pale skinned man with glasses and fiery red ginger hair and beard. He is all powerful and the cause of all things mysterious.
Agreed re seeing the actual song first. He sounded better when he was younger too... :) No disrespect to him, but yeah he's awesome.
Laying on Arkansas Grass was my favourite song he was part of! 🤔
I loved that song when I was growing up. Pretty sure I saw the video that went with it at the time of its release. I watched it again yesterday for the first time in a long time. I had not realized that they were pretending to smoke actual "grass". I'm guessing they were pretending and not actually smoking weed.
@@lyndamck3446 Yes great video!
Brian cadd is an aussie legend has been in the entertainment industry since the early 60's. Bands include the groop and axiom.
Just saw him and aussie legend Glenn shorrok a few weeks ago..
They didn't disappoint !!!
. Marcia Hines and brian, Doug Parkinson, max Merritt did to love somebody as a salute to Maurice gibb.
Every mothers son, a little ray of sunshine, my baby's gone, let go. Are just some of his hits
Brian wrote don't you know it's magic for John Farnham.
There's a 3 cd set for most of Brian's songs.
Brian Cadd, Axiom singing Arkansas Grass, Crowded House, Split Enz, Men at Work, The Angels, Little River Band, The Go Betweens, Skyhooks.
The Saints, The Easybeats, Air Supply, Max Merrit, Russell Morris, Tim Finn singing Through the Years.
All these have Aussie hits, with that Aussie sound. Each band above has a couple of songs that every body down here has turned the radio volume up while cruising down the highway.
Brian Cadd wrote "Don't you know it Magic" for John Farnham
If you could, would you listen to an earlier version of this song with Brian. He is a brilliant artist but this video doesn't do him justice. He was epic in his heyday.....and extremely popular. I love his voice and Gingerman is my favourite of his work Thank you for reviewing him
Definitely review A Little Ray of Sunshine, written for his new daughter! 👍👍
As a 10 year old growing up in Sydney in 1970 I'll never forget when his other big hit with his band Axiom which featured lead vocalist Glen Shorrock (formerly of the Adelaide 60's band The Twilights who went on to be original lead singer for The Little River Band in '75) "A Little Ray of Sunshine" was released, such a gorgeous song, it remains an Australian pop classic and a personal favorite, here's the original black and white clip, Brian is on keyboards and singing backing vocals ua-cam.com/video/CL8mWlIxzqw/v-deo.html Cheers
You need to do the original 1972 version. 😍 Back when he was young and did it properly. RIP Mr. Cadd
Great man! I worked in his studio in the early 2000 on occasion.
To get a nice example on his voice look him up singing with Marcia Hines and other Aussie legends singing the Bee Gees classic "To Love Somebody". It was a tribute to Maurice Gibb after his death.
It will give you a nice display of each of their voices as they take turns singing. And then in perfect unison.
The song is abput home sickness. In the esrly seventies he was one of the short list to join LRB but he was headhunted by Hollywood to write music for the movies. He stayed there for 30 years. Possibly Australias finest songwriter and orchestratir
As above. Find an earlier version of this song.... this man is AMAZING.
For an overview, there is a short youtube clip, ' Brian Cadd Aria Hall Of Fame Induction.,' that gives a very comprehensive burst on his beginnings and his rise to international fame
You are amazing Nick,
What an observation,
Yes Brian Cadd is a great song writer wrote many hit songs
Yes if you heard the original, you might appreciate this more
Brian is getting on in years, and the quality of his voice ofcourse has thinned,
Not every singer can have vocals like Farnham in their later years 😀
Had the honour of meeting him about 20 years back. A gentleman and a gentle man.
If I remember correctly, Brian recorded this song in Nashville (along with a few others) and was amazed at the excellence of the session musicians there and the speed and quality with which they were able to record a song previously unknown to them.
Great understanding of one of our legendary artists, hugely respected across the ages. Other people in the comments have mentioned his other songs, so for your own learning, have a listen to them (Little Ray of Sunshine, Let Go are two of his big hits). Brian was so influential in Australia - he wrote one of John’s early hits ‘Don’t you know its magic’ and often worked with Glenn Shorrock who was the original LRB singer before John . Brian and Glenn were both in another legendary Australian rock band - Axiom. He was even the first person to sign up Tina Arena to a record label. So much history - and Brian can sure write a song.
Please watch his 72 version! He’s in his 70s singing that! He’s one of Jimmy Barnes’s heroes
He was a prolific song writer but most of the stuff he sang himself are ballads. A little ray of sunshine and dear Prudence are his most well known Aussie favourites.
Love Brian cadd try listening to let go. It is incredible and I think his best song ever . Xox
You get what you ask for, it is because of your preference for live performances
Watch his video when he was younger ❤🇦🇺
Pleade Nick play Doug Parkinson..DEAR PRUDENCE you will love it.
Please please take the time to listen to an earlier version of this song in the '70's
Nick try Axiom's "Little Ray Of Sunshine" to hear Brian in his prime.
Brian Cadd also had an influence on John Farnham. Sent him a few songs to sing.
Brian Cadd solo artist member of Axiom and The Groop check out Axiom Arkansas Grass
Previously he was the keyboard man/song writer, not the singer!!
Now you are looking at real greatness.
Just said that on last song.. chill and listen mate. Andrew Durant Memorial concert is a cool listen too. Lot of aussie music royalty on that.. Stevie Wright's "evie parts 1 2 and 3" at the Opera house...
You are correct. This is not the best representation of this great entertainer. He has a bunch of good music.
Brian Cadd was a real influence for many Australian artist that followed.
My personal take on the song, with no evidence, is it is about someone who has lost touch with "home" and his family and the "she" he refers to is his mother or sister. The Vietnam War was going on at the time so the "war" referred to is likely 'nam.
I do not think Cadd ever said who Ginger Man was or when it is set. People have claimed the "war" is the American Civil War and GingerMan refers to a popular novel about a young American in Dublin both seem unlikely.
The US references in the song where controversial, but this was a point in time where Australians regarded their own artists as inferior to UK and American performers and artists were expected to perform for the local market and not have aspirations to appear on the global stage. Cadd himself said he was just writing music and if American names fitted the mood that is what he used.
This is definitely not the best version of this song. I recall Farnham once did a cover of it.
Should play the original. Back in the seventies when he was in his prime. Still good though!
Brian Cadd was in several successful Australian bands, and is a highly respected songwriter. His voice isn't as strong in this clip as when he was younger. This song remains a classic, though.
He’s still a great pianist but you should hear him in up his prime to get the best idea of his vocal ability
Saw him in the early 80's after he worked in the states for a time. Live was amazing. His voice is not as good as it was. You have to remember that this was 35 years later.
Forgive typo ..Please
I think a better song for you would be , from 25 years ago, a video of home singing Let Go😊 he does have some great hits and is a great songwriter🌹thanks for your channel💓🌏🪐🍀🌕🙏👣🇦🇺🦘🌊🎶🦋🦉🏡❤️❤️❤️
I reckon you listen to Little Ray of Sunshine with Glenn Shorrock for a better feel of Brian Cadd...
Earlier decades ago performances of this had him demonstrate much better vocals overall. this certainly not the best version.
Brian Cadd and Doug Parkinson were never my cup of Bex.
Lovely performance but it didn't send chills up my back like the original did.
Brian Cadd is one of Australia's best songwriters and performers, from the 70s onward.
You really should play the original version of this song to get the best impact.
Brian wrote a string of hits, back in the 70s for himself and for other performers.
I agree Nick I've heard better renditions of this song, the band was great also.👍
I think the backing music was to loud to understand him singing but he was a brilliant singer song writer for his time
I noticed you didn't put all your info in the description like you usually do. Just giving you a heads up if you wanna fix it.
I cannot believe that you haven't done anything by the Waifs....you must have had requests for them?????...magical Aussie band
As mentioned by others, Brian Cadd is an absolute legend of the Australian music industry as a singer/song writer. Unfortunately, his voice has not held up well over the years.
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Definitely bad place to start !
This is terrible. This song by Cadd,came out in the early 70s. If you cant source earlier clips,dont bother. This is ok,but does not do the young Brian Cadd any justice.
I'm embarrassed, nothing like the original, which was excellent, Brian Cadd is very much past his prime, give it away Brian.
That was 15 years ago, when he was just 60.
I grew up listening to Brian Cadd and I have seen him live and he was so much better than this particular redcording
The verse about Vietnam was missing
@@coreenavenn4235 Thank goodness, we didn't need to endure any more.
Hey !!!!
Please stop using my Saviours name in vain. It was quite a shock to hear you say that twice. 🤦♀️
Anyway, aside from that, we grew up with Brian Cadd as teenagers and absolutely loved him. He's got a song about Jesus is called show me the way look that up if you can .
Not a good sound should hear studio
I'm sure their is better quality versions of this👎
Not the best of Brian Cadd , other things I have watched have been so much better.❤